grogne

See also: grogné

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɔɲ/

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Noun

grogne f (plural grognes)

1. grunt (sound of a pig)
2. growl, grunt (snorting sound made by a human, e.g. in disapproval)
3. (by extension) the act of complaining or being restless, usually said with reference to a large group of people or a country.

Verb

grogne

1. inflection of grogner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “grogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.